Nurse practitioner · Reading, PA

Nurse practitioner in Reading: $4,964/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Reading at $135,390 a year. About 310 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.85). The 10th percentile is $106,120 and the 90th is $161,540. Pay ranks 90th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,167/mo). Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,964 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Vineland, about 86 miles away, at $5,375 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,964

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$135,390

$106,120 to $161,540

Rent (1 bd)

$1,167

$1,389 (2 bd)

Employment

310

Location quotient 0.85

Pay rank

90th of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

9.7×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $135,390.

Taxes$3,134
Rent$1,167
Other living costs$2,017
Left over$4,964

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $135,390
Federal income tax: −$21,741
Social Security and Medicare: −$10,357
State income tax (PA): −$4,156
City / county wage tax: −$1,354
Take-home pay: $97,782
Effective tax rate: 27.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,167
Groceries: $401
Getting around: $563
Healthcare: $451
Utilities and internet: $251
Everything else: $351
Total spending: $3,184

Left over each month

$11,283 gross, minus $3,134 in tax and $3,184 in living costs.

$4,964

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Vineland, $5,375/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Reading?

$135,390 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 310 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a nurse practitioner in Reading?

$4,964 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,167, and pay covers 9.7× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Vineland, about 86 miles away, leaves $5,375 a month, more than Reading.